All-Island

On 15 January 2025, a public inquiry into the controversial Curraghinalt Gold Mine application in Co. Tyrone was suspended due to the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure's failure to notify the Irish Government and conduct required transboundary consultation. The mine, the largest in the island's history, is located in an environmentally sensitive area, including the River Foyle and River Finn...

The 2023 Linking the Irish Environment (LIE) Report examined cross-border environmental cooperation in Ireland and recommended creating an all-island civil society forum, which was held in 2024. The forum highlighted ongoing questions about environmental governance and the evolving complexities introduced by post-Brexit arrangements, particularly under the Windsor Framework. This short report aims to clarify these legal and political developments affecting...

This document is a compilation or ‘bibliography’ of research and resources connected to the concept of a ‘Just and Fair Transition’. {update: 24th Nov 2025}

A background paper regarding access to information on emissions in a cross-border context on the Island of Ireland post-Brexit.

This is an executive summary of the Linking the Irish Environment Report

Aims of the Project The aim of the ‘Linking the Irish Environment’ project is to examine how to enhance the ability of the environment sector across the island of Ireland to cooperate and engage on an all-island and cross-border basis to deal with shared environmental challenges, risks, and opportunities. This report has been commissioned by the Northern Ireland Environment Link...